Review of Dreamcatcher (2003) by Mio A — 07 Jun 2009

As many movies adapted from Stephen King's books, this movie falls flat and fails pretty good at being scary. Just no.

This review of Dreamcatcher (2003) was written by Mio A on 07 Jun 2009.

Dreamcatcher has generally received mixed reviews.

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